Distribution: from the Red Sea and East Africa to Southern Japan, Tuamotu and New Caledonia.
Sometimes confused with Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus.
at Filitheyo (Maldives) © hoppingmouse
at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Réunion Island) © patrick-guerin974
at N’Gouja (Mayotte) © paradis974
at Abu Dabbab (Egypt) © fabien
at Ras Um Sid / El Fanar Beach (Egypt) © philippe-seve
at Jemeluk Beach (Indonesia) © paradis974
at Abu Dabbab (Egypt) © bruno56
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia)
at Coraya Bay (Egypt) © jonathann-59
at Koh Nang Yuan (Thailand) © anne
at Jemeluk Beach (Indonesia) © louis-thuia
at Ko Rok Noi (Thailand) © anne
at Helengeli (Maldives) © ukbish
at Shark Point (Malaysia) © anne
at Embudu (Maldives) © maminise
at Ras Um Sid / El Fanar Beach (Egypt) © louis-thuia
at Helengeli (Maldives) © ajvessen
at Tanote Bay (Thailand) © anne
at Kisite Marine Park (Kenya)
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © bruno56
at Flat Island & Gabriel Island (Mauritius) © mcpeff
at Coraya Bay (Egypt) © lesli
at Teluk Keke (Malaysia) © anne
at Shark Bay (Thailand) © anne
at Flower Island (Philippines) © manceau
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia) © nst56
at Biyadhoo (Maldives) © chris-burton
at Green Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef)
at Gili Trawangan (Indonesia) © maima
at Tubod Marine Sanctuary (Philippines) © mluzvieira
at Lagon de la Saline (Réunion Island) © tiffany4545
at Ukulhas (Maldives) © phildd
at Dhiffushi (Maldives) © phildd
at Tetamanu/Fakarava South Pass (Tuamotu Islands) © subdadyves
at Lagon de la Saline (Réunion Island)
at Velidhu (Maldives) © aurelie
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